Origin, Trevor Skilton, August 2018 Issue 3 - August 2020 Colin Wiseman (2002, Thames) (Deceased 6/7/20) A progressive record of Bullnose/Flatnose Morris cars and owners I have had contact with since 1956 (in order of years) for the purpose of connecting 1926 (September) Oxford owners to facilitate sharing of knowledge and 2 seater – mostly original. experience. Also noted is Bullnose Morris Club Owned 1967-2006 (now (BNMC) membership (2016) and Car/Engine & NZ with Nigel Buttery in Registration numbers where known. Christchurch – see below) Trevor Skilton (Otorohanga) BNMC [email protected] 1926 (September) 1935 Oxford 15/6 original Cowley – originally condition. 4 seater 2 door open car. Owned 1958-61 In Wiseman family since 1936. (previous owner Used regularly. 1956-58 at right) Located in Christchurch, Chas Moody (2002, UK) BNMC Sold in Ashburton 1961 Car #163528 Engine #188306 1928 (June) Cowley (engine replacement 1960 after investigating clutch re an incident of ‘failure Saloon restored by to proceed’ – problem was differential Chas (sold 2017). pinion sheared woodruff key – an easy fix after a steep learning curve!)

Car #263538 Engine #296596 1928 (September)

Oxford Saloon de Anil Koshti (2002, UK) BNMC Luxe – restored by

Chas Sharland in Hamilton 1977 1929 (May) Owned since Oxford Saloon – 1996, regular use. mostly original.

Car #307455 Car #270723 Engine #124132 (not original) NZ Reg. IE5958 Engine #IM7071 1928 (September) (adapted CE type Industrial Cowley 14/28 – Motor variant c.1950-51)

chassis bodied in

NZ, worn condition, 1934 (March) original/complete. Ten-Four saloon Owned since 1997, waiting restoration. Car #271477 Engine#306461 NZ Reg. BS5415

Chris Clarke (1997, Levin ) 1929 (July) Cowley 14/28 1950 MG YT (tourer) Saloon – original (ex Australia June 2004) condition

Owned since about 1997, regular use.

Car #311506 Engine #349271 NZ Reg. 85.752

Kerry Ryan (2003, Hamilton) BNMC Nigel Buttery (2007, now Christchurch) BNMC

1926 (September)

Oxford 2 seater – 1927 (June) mostly original (ex Cowley Coupé C Wiseman, Restoration in progress. above).Owned Car #209673 from 2006 Engine #235540 Car #162223 Engine #180746 NZ Reg. EC1082

Stephen Hinds (2007, Herbert) BNMC

1925 (November) Oxford 4 seater 1925 (December) Cowley 4 seater Previous owner (to NZ ex UK 1964) 42 years. Car #115719 Owned from 2012 Engine #132282 NZ Reg. EHM224 Car #122450 Engine #127725 NZ Reg. EJL141

1925 (June) Oxford 2 seater Tony Craythorne (2007, Christchurch) BNMC

Car #97218 1926 (October) Engine #111296 Oxford 4 seater NZ Reg. KY1926 Continuously ‘maintained’ 1925 (April) from new, Cowley 2 seater regular use.

Car #80639 Car #159020 Engine #160062 NZ Reg. KH1926 Engine # ?

Project obtained from Stephen Hinds (at 1925 Herbert) – a collection put together by Snubnose Van Stephen over several years. Kerry will continue the restoration. Recent restoration.

Jim Crook (2005, Hastings) Car #117645 Engine #120639 NZ Reg. HHC70 1924 (May) Cowley 2 seater Garry Kerr (2011, Whanganui) Originally from , 1925 (August) dismantled by Cowley 4 seater owner into 40 First NZ Reg. boxes and later restored by Jim, completed 2005. New June 1982. Owner Chris White (2018-see below) Car #50113 Engine #328040 (not original) NZ Reg. CAZ992 Original/ refurbished 2011 painted Cowley Grey.

Car #105715 Engine #120497 NZ Reg. MC1925 Richard Green (2014, ) BNMC Peter Chandler (2015, ) BNMC

1925 (June) 1930 (July) Cowley Oxford 2 seater 14/28 Saloon original and Original, (ex complete, Southward Motor refurbished Museum 30+ yrs.) 2016-2018. refurbishment Owned from 1965 commenced Car #341393 Engine #366978 Car #105485 !926 (February) Engine #98518 Oxford 1948 MG Y Car #131153 Kit of parts (Waitomo Caves Hotel in middle ground) collected by Kerry Ryan (Hamilton) to which Richard will add and rebuild the car.

1930 Colin Brookes (2015, Ngatea) Rolls Royce 1927 (October) 20/25 Cowley 2 seater Saloon Original – continuous

maintenance from new, refurbished 2015 (sold 2016, new owner yet to be found – car is Pointon Motor Museum (2015, ) Car #199399 Engine #206053 NZ Reg. IZ1927 registered in Waipa District) 1928 (January) Oxford ¾ Coupe Lionel Reeve (2015, Tauranga) BNMC

Dr. Graham Cowie 1929 (March) rd 3 owner for 30 odd Oxford Saloon years to 1990s Restoration in Maintained original progress Car #232869 Engine #261791 NZ Reg. CJ5644 Car #292870 Engine #328858

1930 (March) Paul Collison (2016, Christchurch) Cowley 14/28 Saloon 1928 (September) (Wairarapa AA) Cowley 4 seater – basic restoration by Chas Sharland Car #330365 Engine #353071 NZ Reg. CF2198 in Hamilton 1980 and completed by

Phillip Connell. Owned from 2015 Car # 268637 Engine #320830 (not original) NZ Reg. NU5837

Ron Hazlehurst (2017, Oxford NZ) BNMC Vin (Snow) Benge (2018, ) 1924 (December) 1927 (March) Cowley 4 seater Cowley 2 seater Purchased by Vin in Being restored Eketahuna 1963, from dismantled restoration original. Previous completed 1977 – owner 1958-2016. relocated Sept 2018 to family member in Car #188878 Engine #328546 (not original) Rangiora. Car #63803 Engine #79495 NZ Reg MC1924 Colin Kirby (2017, Christchurch) 1925 (August) Bruce Wiseman (2018, Cambridge) Cowley 2 seater. 1930 (October) Originally 4 seater, Cowley Coupé. trucked, restored Owned since CJ Law, Ashburton 1969, not in use 1969/70 (gas lamps at present. now extra!) Car #344559 Sold 2019 to new Engine #384796, small (unknown) owner in North Canterbury. valve turbulent head, Car #105720 Engine #120482 NZ Reg. KE1925 NZ Reg. PK3546

Chris White (2018, Upper Hutt) BNMC Ian Howell (2018, Dannevirke) BNMC

1926 (Dec) Cowley 1924 (May) 2 seater Cowley 2 seater Owned 1962-76, restoration (restored by Jim completed 1974 Crook 2005) Car #172153 Car #50113 Engine #196593 Engine #328040 (not NZ Reg. WW5759 Picture 2020, for sale at Oamaru $25,000! original) 1926? 12 Cwt Commercial NZ Reg. CAZ992 New in 1927 with J A Thomson & Co in Wanganui. 5 other

owners to 1943 in Wanganui Ian Lambess (2018, Masterton) BNMC and Waverly.

1925 (Nov) Owned by Ian from 2007 and Cowley 4 seater restoration in progress. Chassis #1752L Originally 2 Engine #288149 seater, in (original engine #181408) Invercargill till Stuart Taylor (2019, Havelock North) 1939, then

Pahiatua. Lambess family 1926 (March) from about 1970, MG Super Sports restoration 4 Seater. Owned completed by Ian 20+ years and 2003. restoring Car #118720 Engine #136267 NZ Reg 1925MC Car #134682 Engine #157868

Ken Mills (2019, Dannevirke) Alan Wells (2020, UK) BNMC

1925 (March) 1926 (June) Cowley Oxford ¾ 2 Seater Coupé 1925 new in Discovered Dannevirke, 2012, owned by Ken restored by 2015 since 1985 (2nd Car #142718 owner really) Engine # 234342 restored 1990 Restoration record at https://www.scimitarweb.co.uk Car #82215 Engine #95126 NZ Reg WP2980 1925 (Oct.) Bill Heard (2020, Tauranga) BNMC Cowley 2 seater 1928 (Oct.) Cowley 14/28 Basic chassis, 2 Seater. restoration body at Hamilton. done, panel Inherited from and finishing great grandfather work ‘on 1969 (first hold’ owner), mostly Car #117421 Engine #135156 stored till 2020, now refurbishing.

Lyndsay Hossack (2019, Waimate) Car #276406 Engine #309415? NZ Reg KG1272 1930 (April) MC 14/28 chassis, truck body at Christchurch Owned since 1965 – 4th owner

Car #334523 Engine #368988 NZ Reg MC1930 Adrian Whiteman (2019, Rangiora) BNMC 1924 (December) Cowley 4 Seater Owned from 2018 (see Vin Benge above) Car #63803 Engine #79495 NZ Reg MC1924

1925 (September) Cowley 4 Seater Owned from 2019, restoration to complete (both cars recovered by Benge brothers in 1963, Eketahuna – article in BNMC Mag. #335)

Car #108026 Engine #122360